Sporting Shooter

Sporting Shooter is the magazine for those who love the outdoors and the thrill of the hunt. It’s at the very heart of the sport, put together by keen hunters who understand what readers want in the way of information and entertainment related to their activity. Sporting Shooter contains a mix of hunting stories, firearm test reports, technical advice, reloading data, product reviews and lots more.

Snap shooting • The day the advertising manager shot the editor

Sporting Shooter

ASK THE GUN EDITOR • Nick Harvey passed away in February after almost 50 years as our Technical Editor. He left us with scores of unpublished answers to readers’ queries. To honour his memory, we will continue his column until we have run them all.

Heavy bullets in the .270

After the rut • Mick Matheson’s trophy fallow hunt morphs into herd management and feral pig control

Sauer 101 Highland XTC • Sauer goes all out to create a 2.5kg lightweight of pure class.

ZeroTech Thrive HD 1x28 Reflex Sight • This multi-reticle reflex sight is very versatile and well designed

Sordin Supreme Pro-X Slim ear muffs • These Swedish hearing protectors are among the best – and smartest – you’ll get

Helping your mates • Sometimes it’s better to hunt in pairs

Hunting for data and facts • Some shooting organisations are leading the way in identifying the reality of hunting

WEATHERBY / ZEROTECH PHOTO COMPETITION

Luck or skill? • Tom McCahon bagged his first wild dog at scarily close range!

WIN VANGUARD GEAR FROM HUNTING DEPOT!

Making a Damascus blade • Ever wondered why a Damascus knife costs so much? Ted Mitchell Snr fires up the forge and puts in the hard work to show you

Boars vs Barnes • Mitch Basile referees a one-sided competition between big pigs and better bullets

Rabbits on the urban fringe • David Hughes knows how to hunt the humble bunny on small blocks, and has some handy tips for field butchery

Going it alone • A hunt goes from calm to trophy-class overnight for Gus Plank

Harry’s first deer • Russell Dempsey’s son Harry progresses from foxes to bigger game

SHOOTER’S SHOWCASE

Creating quick, cheap loads • Marcus knows how to use a combination of abbreviated techniques to save time and money in developing handloads

BACON BUSTERS

Casting around • Jared finds his personal-best cast antlers on a new property